Thread by @sarnchos

At the moment, only sesame can compete with the product in the market

Ten 170kg bags of egusi will give a farmer between N900,000 and N1.1 million under the current market price depending on the market location.

allafrica.com/stories/201902…

1 hectare of land will produce a minimum of 1 ton of peeled egusi seeds.

Egusi takes only 3 months to mature.

Plant one hectare today and test the results.

After harvesting:

1. Crack the melon slightly with a cutlass
2. Leave to ferment for a week or 2
3. Scoop out seeds and rinse away the mulch
4. Dry the seeds
5. Shell the seeds (with a machine)

6. Sell your egusi at premium prices.

Yes, processing egusi is hard work, but very profitable.

Stop complaining of unemployment

Put your idle hands to work today and earn good money!

How do you plant egusi?

Look for idle land around you.

If possible travel to a location where you have land for 2-3 weeks

1. Organize people to clear your farmland (not more than 15k per hectare in the South, and 7k per hectare in the North)
2. Clear the debris
3. Make ridges

4. Plant your egusi at 2-3 seeds per hole at 2-3metre spaces (after buying unpeeled dry seeds from the market)
5. Visit once after 3-4 weeks to view your plants
6. Within 4-5 weeks, the melon plants would have covered the ground
7. After 90 days, you melon is ready for harvest

PS: you may need to apply chemicals against pests